Piano Repair

Simple Repair Tips for Beginners

It always feels good to play the piano. But if there's something wrong with the instrument, you have no other choice but to send it in for repairs. However, there are a lot of minor piano problems that you can possibly fix yourself.

Here are good suggestions and simple trouble shooting tips:

1. Do-it-yourself piano tuning steps.

Tuning the piano calls for a professional service. But you can do it yourself if you have a good ear for bad notes and poor sounds. To tune the piano, you have to find the wire that's causing the problem. For this job, you need to use the tuning lever and the mutes. Some pianos have three wires for a single note. In tuning these types of pianos, you have to slip the mute between an outside wire and the wire next to it. Then hit the key. If the note sounded good enough, then you have found the faulty wire. Adjust it with the tuning lever accordingly.

2. Replacing a broken wire.

Sometimes, pianos get out of tune because the wire got totally broken. When this happens, there's no other choice but to remove the broken wire carefully and then take it to the piano parts center to get an exact match. For two-wire notes, all you have to do is open the bottom part of the grand piano and then carefully take the wire out. Piano wires can cut like knife so be careful when handling it. As much as possible, wear a goggle as you pull the damaged wire out to protect your eyes.

3. Piano keys won't depress.

There are instances that a certain key on your piano can't be pressed. The only reason for this is that something might be blocking its way. For problems like this, open the piano cover and with the use of a flashlight, try to check the spot in and around the faulty key. Then carefully remove the thing that causes the problem.

These three suggestions should allow you to do some piano repairs yourself. However, you have to be very confident while doing these simple repairs. If you are in doubt, don’t risk it and call the experts right away. It is always better to pay for a professional piano repair service than compounding the damage to the piano further.